Texas districts!

[tindleroot]

Originally Posted by BSV

I guess that it's not possible for an Oklahoma team to join Texas districts, is it?

Districts are based solely on location. Therefore, the only way an Oklahoma team could be in the "Texas" district was if Texas included Oklahoma (or part of it) in the district.

It appears Texas is forming a district themselves, so my answer for your question is no, it's not possible.

[BSV]

Originally Posted by tindleroot

Districts are based solely on location. Therefore, the only way an Oklahoma team could be in the "Texas" district was if Texas included Oklahoma (or part of it) in the district.

It appears Texas is forming a district themselves, so my answer for your question is no, it's not possible.

Thanks. That takes away a lot of regional options. I guess this is the last year to head to Texas for a regional!

[2789_B_Garcia]

Originally Posted by BSV

Thanks. That takes away a lot of regional options. I guess this is the last year to head to Texas for a regional!

There are some great teams just outside of Texas and I hope the committee takes into consideration how much fun we have with teams from outside the state as well as teams from outside the country, for that matter...and besides, wasn't inter-district play opened up this past year?

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by 2789_B_Garcia

There are some great teams just outside of Texas and I hope the committee takes into consideration how much fun we have with teams from outside the state as well as teams from outside the country, for that matter...and besides, wasn't inter-district play opened up this past year?

Yes, but only for the third district event which is essentially just practice, meankng you don't get qualifying points from it. I don't see teams traveling to Texas for practice.

[mklinker]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

Yes, but only for the third district event which is essentially just practice, meankng you don't get qualifying points from it. I don't see teams traveling to Texas for practice.

After participating this year in the Indiana District I would travel for practice during weeks 1 or 2. Having the ability to test and modify without the results counting within the district is a HUGE advantage. We did not travel this year because there was no week 1 or 2 district event with an opening that we could find.

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

Yes, but only for the third district event which is essentially just practice, meankng you don't get qualifying points from it. I don't see teams traveling to Texas for practice.

Furthermore, right now, only District teams are allowed to compete in other region's districts. Non-district teams cannot. Hopefully that rule will change at some point, but I don't foresee that happening.

[AllieR2012]

My understanding is that Texas will have to be some sort of hybrid district system; we don't have the population/team density that other district models have and quite a few teams that are not from Texas compete in Texas because it's their closest competition (for example, New Mexico teams come to Hub City Regional in Lubbock). We also don't want to close the border because competing with teams from out of state (and city for that matter) is a large part of the FRC experience. That being said, the committee's first meeting is next week so everything at this point is just speculation.

I am representing the Austin area on this committee and would really love constructive feedback on the district model as a whole (I love playing the devil's advocate). If there is anything that you love about your district or know of something that could be improved, please message me! Ideally, the Texas district model will incorporate everything we've learned from the models already in place.

Also, if you know of any students who have opinions on the district model I'd love to include their perspective in this conversation as well.

I can be reached through Chief Delphi's messaging system or through FRC Team 2881's facebook page
If you are a mentor from Texas and want to contact the committee rep from your area, you should have gotten an email with everyone on the committee and their emails.